Livestock industry lobby treated climate change as PR problem, documents show

A major agricultural trade association internally acknowledged climate risks decades ago but publicly downplayed the sector's environmental impact, according to newly disclosed records.

First covered Oct 7, 2026 · 1:08 PM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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34d Inside Climate News The American Livestock Industry’s Main Lobbying Group Treated Climate Change as a PR Problem — In 1991, Random House published a picture book called “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: ABC’s for a Better Planet,” in which the masked cartoon turtles trade in…

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epa.gov Methane Emissions | US EPA

hsgac.senate.gov Hansen (hsgac.senate.gov)

jenniferjacquet.com Jacquet Etal 2025 Erl (jenniferjacquet.com)

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Appeared in: 2026-10-08 (#20)

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